For
Those that 'Don't' Support the U.S. in Iraq, Read This and Think
What emerged was something so awful that
it is difficult even now to write about it.
Discussing with the head of our tribe what I should do as I wanted to stay
in Baghdad with our people during their time of trial I was told that I
could most help the Assyrian cause by going out and telling the story to
the outside world. Simply put, those living in
Iraq, the common, regular people are in a living nightmare.
From the terror that would come across the faces of my family at a unknown
visitor, telephone call, knock at the door I began to realize the horror
they lived with every day. Over and over I questioned them `Why could
you want war? Why could any human being desire war?` They're answer was
quiet and measured. `Look at our lives!`We are living like animals.
No food, no car, no telephone, no job and most of all no hope.`(In
my opinion, our government has chosen a 'shameful' approach to this conflict.
To abandon our greatest friend and protector, in favour of some 'flowerpower'
approach in trying to relate what might be politically correct in our world
to the suffering of the Iraqi people at the hands of 'their' dictator is
simply WRONG. The sooner we have a 'Regime Change' here, the better!)
U.K.
Gun amnesty 'will help cut crime'
The national firearms amnesty to help rid
the streets of illegal guns – first reported by The Independent – runs
until 30 April. The move precedes the introduction of tougher sentences
for illegal possession of prohibited firearms – a minimum five-year jail
term for those convicted. Every police station will accept the weapons.
Police chiefs called the first amnesty in seven years amid growing concern
that gun crime is becoming commonplace in many cities. During the last
amnesty, which followed the school massacre at Dunblane in Scotland,
23,000 firearms and 700,000 rounds of ammunition were surrendered.(They
weren't "surrendered" they were stolen/confiscated by the government, under
penalty of imprisonment. In a country that throws citizens in jail for
'defending' themselves, a gun could be useless anyway. Once your DEAD you
don't need one.. The U.K. 'is' the safest place for criminals, no wonder
they 'flock' there )
And
the "Culture of Safety" Continues
A 16-year-old black man from Ottawa South was apprehended after
the robbery. Police say items related to the Friday swarmings were found
on him. He was charged with four counts of robbery, one count of use of
a firearm while committing an indictable offence, four counts of breach
of undertaking and obstructing police. Police are looking for 15 black
men and one white man, 17 to 20, for the swarming of the girls. Meanwhile,
about 9:20 last night, three black men with guns and a hatchett robbed
a video store at 1787 Kilborn Ave. After taking video games, they robbed
a man of his wallet and his car. And at 10:10 p.m. two masked black men
with guns held up a Harvey's restaurant at Bank Street and Hunt Club Road.(Mabe
if Ottawa starts to look like Toronto, their police Chief might decide
the Gun Registry is pretty useless as well.. Nawww, but I do think the
Ottawa Police Chief is in for a rude awakening if he ever crawls out of
the Liberal backpocket)
Awards
for waste go to Chrétien, gun registry
OTTAWA
- Prime Minister Jean Chrétien andd the federal gun registry were
the two big winners in the fifth annual Teddies, the Canadian Taxpayers
Federation announced Monday. It gives the awards to civil servants, politicians
and government agencies it feels has squandered public funds, overtaxed,
excessively regulated, shown a lack of accountability or any combination
of those. (Chrétien's) legacy of public debt, record spending and
a visible contempt for parliamentary democracy earn our prime minister
the 2003 lifetime achievement Teddy," said a tuxedo-clad Walter Robinson,
the federation's director. The gun registry won for costing more than 430
times its original estimate. Provincially and municipally, the city of
Winnipeg won for spending $1 million on a toilet for a footbridge as part
of a $5-million urban facelift project. (I
could also see the Liberals spending a Million on a Toilet. After all,
they 'do' need it!)
BOWLING
FOR COLUMBINE Documentary or Fiction?
Bowling makes its points by deceiving and by misleading the viewer.
Statements are made which are false. Moore invites the reader to draw inferences
which he must have known were wrong. Indeed, even speeches shown on screen
are heavily edited, so that sentences are assembled in the speaker's voice,
but which he never uttered. These occur with such frequency and seriousness
as to rule out unintentional error. Any polite description would be inadequate,so
let me be blunt. Bowling uses deliberate deception as its primary tool
of persuasion and effect. Serious charges require serious evidence. The
point is not that Bowling is unfair, or that its conclusions are incorrect.
No, the point is that Bowling is deliberately, seriously, and consistently
deceptive. A viewer cannot count upon any aspect of it, even when the viewer
believes he is seeing video of an event occurring or a person speaking.
Words are cheap. Let's look at the evidence.(The
Oscar for this edited crap, only degrades the award below the gilded fraud
it already is! Michael Moore, is the Michael
Bellesile of the film industry, and it's coming back to haunt him.
This link shows Moore for what he actually is, A Liar and distorter of
the truth. This 'sham' of a 'documentary(?) is as phoney as Bellesile's
"Arming of America" fraud. Which only shows, the ignorant are quick to
heap rewards on what they 'want' to believe, regardless of the truth.)
The
party goes on
Liberal machinations to keep useless gun registry afloat defy laws
of common sense
In the world of business, such egregious policy
and financial mismanagement could only result in one thing: Plummeting
share values and the immediate removal of anyone associated with the project.
That’s in the real world, of course. In the world of federal Liberal politics,
where all money is Monopoly money rather than shareholders’ money, such
embarrassing results are almost always rewarded. Those responsible are
shuffled to other plum assignments, more money is found to keep the failed
project on life support, critics are labeled traitors and life goes on
much as before. (The Liberal Party, and all
those supporting this farce, are a fine Canadian Example of "The
Blind Leading The Stupid".. And, their in power because Ontario put them
there. I sure hope Ontario voters have a long memory when next they visit
the polls. The Ontario Liberals are now up in the polls, because Ontarians
don't remember just how bad they were the last time they ran the government
into the ground! How Bad were they? Hell, they were so bad, we actually
replaced them with the NDP! And THAT'S Bad!!)
Anti-gun
group questions concealed carry research
COLUMBUS -- Gun control advocates on Wednesday
criticized the credibility of a leading firearms researcher and said lawmakers
have relied too much on his flawed work in their push for concealed weapons
licenses in Ohio. But the expert, author John Lott, maintains his research
is valid, and supporters insist the concealed weapons concept has more
justification than just those figures. Lott, who wrote "More Guns, Less
Crime" and "The Bias Against Guns," testified before state officials twice
last year, advocating for concealed-carry legislation using his own findings
that wider gun ownership leads to safer communities. Bill sponsor Rep.
Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, said Lott's research has little bearing on
the state's need for responsible and fair concealed weapons legislation.
"For (this version of the bill) I've never used John Lott to prove results,
and I don't need it," he said. "The heart of concealed-carry is its success
in other states." Gravas echoed those sentiments. "We don't argue the reason
we should go forward is because of John Lott," he said. "We argue that
in 34 states this hasn't caused problems, and it can be implemented safely."
(Well,
it's highly unlikely you could find an "Anti gun group" anywhere that would
argue 'for' concealed carry, it not what they do! What they do, is try
to twist as many facts as they can to validate their phobia! When you have
43 states enacting 'concealed carry', and the crime rate DROPS in
ALL
34 states, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT WORKS! And only an IDIOT, or someone
suffering from an acute phobia, would argue otherwise!)
The
Manitoba NDP Government 'Lied' to get Elected?
(Canoe Link: Will Vanish in 24hrs
or less)
We haven't received any correspondence from
the government of Manitoba indicating that they were not prepared to prosecute
firearms related offences under the Criminal Code," said Patrick Charette,
a spokesman for the federal Department of Justice. "And there are no arrangements
to seek or receive reimbursement for prosecuting those kind of offences."
Uh-oh. The Doer government has publicly railed against the federal Liberals'
beleaguered gun-registration scheme, demanding that it be repealed. They
vowed during the 1999 election that they would not enforce it if they formed
government. The move was seen as a strategy to bolster support in rural
Manitoba, where the gun law has received its greatest backlash. Once in
government, Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh announced he would not enforce
Ottawa's gun registration laws. He also said he would fire off a bill to
Ottawa for any administrative costs related to gun registration incurred
by Manitoba Justice. It's pretty obvious the Doer government never did
plan to opt out of Canada's gun control laws. (Hmmm
an ultra left wing party, that LIED about supporting a very right wing
stance, to get elected! Who would have thought? Did you know, historically
the word 'Left" also means "Sinister")
Do
the math on gun registry
The truly alarming part is how federal politicians
and big-ego media sages continue to equate a gun registry with gun control.
Canada had very strict, and very cost-effective, gun control before this
registry business ever came along - something that most Canadians seem
unaware of since they have never owned a gun and have no interest in using
one. These are the people who have long wondered, and rightly so, what
is the big deal about registering a gun. Well, the answer stares us in
the face: $2 billion to maintain a list of gun owners and the firearms
they own, but which doesn't include the firearms they've chosen not to
register, and doesn't include illegal guns, and doesn't check out the backgrounds
of those registering the guns unless they are already in the system as
a red flag. What use is that? What good is that to a police officer? (I
bought my first handgun in 1967. After I filled out an application for
a 'carry permit' to buy a used gun from a fellow club member, I was visited
in my home by two 'plain clothed' police officers who talked with me, and
no doubt also had a close look at my home environment, asked me questions
like 'why do I want a handgun', do I have a safe place to store it, and
where would that be? does anyone in your home object to you owning a handgun?
What type of calibre of gun will you be getting ..etc.. etc..etc..
When I finally decided to get a FAC in the early 90's, a firearms officer
from our local police force came to my home and interviewed me, I filled
out the application, and over the next week, he called every single person
I used as a reference to make sure they had no objections. Compare THAT
with what happens now! You fill out a form, and send it away with a cheque
for $80.00 If you are a criminal, and simply have not been caught yet,
and don't show up as a 'red flag' on the computer, you get your gun licence.
Oh Ya!! I see a big improvement in safety here!)
Democratic
Disaster Zone. Does this sound like your Canada?(From
the NFA)
The leader of this country, rants, raves and actually makes a member
of his caucus break into tears. Her wrongful act? She had the audacity
to actually question a government program that was supposed to cost $2
million dollars, but has now cost over five hundred times over the original
promise.Rather than try to answer her questions, the leader of this country
declared that any member of his party who voted against this bill would
be expelled from caucus. The leader would refuse to sign their nomination
papers - preventing their re-election -- if their actions forced a federal
election.(Jim Hinter hits the nail right on the head
with his message. The public interpretation: 'Vote the way I say, or I'll
fire you', is not 'that' much different from 'Vote the way I say or I'll
have you shot'. Obviously 'one' is far more drastic than the other, but
the result is basically the same! Your political career is immediately
over! When the leader of a party DEMANDS that you 'vote' the way
you are told to vote, if for no other reason than to go through
some of the motions of a 'real' democracy, then what's the point of having
votes in the first place? Your leader has just proven himself not
to be your 'leader', but rather a 'dictator' that rules the same way as
any other dictator, and that's by direct threats to your future political
existence. If there EVER was a reason for a complete overhaul of our political
system, this is it! The 'Government' may support C68, but if the people
don't, then it should be scrapped. Unless of course the 'government' is
no longer 'the people'. Many of our politician have just sold their political
souls, and will suffer a fate worse than Sadam Chrétien can administer.
The Canadian voter's memory is not as short as you think it is!)
At
Least 23 Liberal MP's Still Have Their Integrity
In total, 23 of the Liberal MPs did not vote on the motion. Five
of those MPs were paired off with Bloc Quebecois MPs, and not allowed to
vote even if they were there. Pairing occurs when an MP is away on official
business and a member on the other side deliberately doesn’t vote to even
up the numbers. According to reports, three Liberal MPs sat in the House
but did not stand to vote. Two of those MPs, Paul Steckle and Rose Marie
Ur, both from rural Ontario, stood up afterward and made a point of noting
on the record they were in the House but did not vote. That left Bagnell
and 14 other Liberal MPs who missed the vote. It’s not clear how many were
deliberately boycotting the vote.(These 23 Liberals
may have just saved a shred of their political future. The rest of them,
particularly the ones in the north, have shown their constituents who their
'really' looking out for! They will be remembered as just more pigs
at the trough come voting day!)
Ottawa
hid call for armed border guards: union
Customs
officers say expert's advice deleted from report
Customs officers are accusing the federal
government of suppressing an independent expert's advice that Canada needs
armed guards at many border points to cope with the threat of terrorism
and other crime. A customs official confirmed yesterday the recommendation
was removed from the final draft of a risk-analysis report commissioned
by the department, saying the government is against having a separate police
force at the Canada-U.S. frontier. Elinor Caplan, the Customs and Revenue
Minister, last month cited the final version of the report as justification
for continuing to deny guns to customs officers.(In
another report, she literally insulted thousand of border guards by saying
that "giving guns to customs officers would be like giving
3,000 accidents an opportunity to happen."
Members of this government's baseless paranoia regarding firearms is endangering
ALL Canadians, not just those that do inspections at the border. Personally,
I think it's because they feel that once they have turned a our previously
proud nation, into a disarmed bunch of wimps, there would be no point in
anyone attacking us. Besides, they can always 'freeload' on the Americans
for our security, and use our tax dollars to fund all their feelgood projects
and ambitions aimed at turning us all into the Liberal subservience that
'their utopia' demands.)
Jean
- Jean And His Threatening Regime
-With approval from the House of Commons, the money bill then went
on to the Senate, where it appears it will face another hurdle. Saskatchewan
Liberal Senator Herbert Sparrow, who with 35 years is the dean of the Senate,
said he plans to vote against the gun registry money request when it comes
to a vote in the Senate this week. At least one other Liberal senator,
Anne Cools, is also pledging to do the same. Mr. Sparrow said while it
is unlikely the Senate will defeat the bill, he wishes to express his opposition
to the gun registry, despite the possibility he could be expelled from
caucus.''It's just bad, bad news. The whole concept of the gun control
has just gone wild,'' he said. ''The amount of dollars involved is just
so outlandish that the stop has to be made and if it isn't made, we'll
be faced with another billion dollars. There's no question about that and
so I just say, you've got to fight it now.'' Senate insiders were at a
loss yesterday to recall a previous occasion when senators have attempted
to reduce a spending bill.John Williams, a Canadian Alliance MP and chair
of the Commons public accounts committee, encouraged the Senate to stand
up to the government.''Kudos to the Senate, we've been waiting for them
to wake up for many, many years,'' he said. ''Because the Prime Minister
has used the heavy hand on his caucus to prevent them speaking freely,
I'm glad that somebody is taking the courage to stand up and be counted
and say 'This Prime Minister cannot get away with anything.' Dictatorships
belong in Iraq, they don't belong in Canada.''(This
will stall for a while in the Senate, and then a new round of threats will
emanate from Sadam Chrétien, and they start all over again when
the Liberal pigs head back to the trough for another 112 MILLION DOLLARS
- $112,000,000.00 , That's enough money tto pay the salaries of 500 first
class police constables in the city of Toronto for the next 5 years.
Or , 26
NEW MRI Machines at a multitude of hospitals across the country.
As a matter of fact, the 59 million MORE they just threw away last night
would have bought and installed 14 MRI's ,or hired and paid the salaries
of 181 new police constables for more than 5 years. But NOoooo, the
Liberals don't have the guts to do what's right. Chrétien is truly
a 'useless', ineffective leader, that can only govern by threats and coercion.
Sadly, unless the Governor General steps in, and declares him incompetent,
we will have to endure his dictatorship for another year! As such, Canadians
will continue to suffer, until WE have a regime change as well!!)
Residents
living in fear
She creeps up to the front door and peers
through the curtain, but won't open the door. Neighbours say the 93-year-old
woman is so traumatized by what happened in her home that she's afraid
to continue living alone. They say the fiercely independent woman is planning
to move and giving up her precious garden. Around 6 a.m. last Friday, an
intruder forced his way into her Leinster Street home as she slept. He
demanded money, slapped her and threatened her. Police say the same intruder
has broken into at least eight homes in central-east Hamilton since mid-March.
The fact that he's preying on people in their homes has police concerned,
and residents living in fear. "This individual is obviously willing to
confront people in their homes," said Detective Constable Wil Mason, part
of a team of five Hamilton police officers working to find the intruder."It
indicates there's a potential there for violence. We're concerned that
if this continues, sooner or later, by accident or bad luck, it will escalate."(Unfortunately,
the chance of this intruder running into a ARMED homeowner is pretty small,
and our government has done everything it possibly can to protect this
intruder. The law says you can remove a firearm from storage for any reason,
even to sit and admire it! Your home is also a place where a firearm can
be legally discharged in the defence of your life or the life of another,
so I'm no lawyer, but I see no reason why I cannot remove my firearm from
storage, and admire it on my night table. If this type of criminal wishes
to leave MY home with a small item, I will be glad to accommodate him,
particularly if it's dark, and he looks armed. The small item? about 170
gr. of pure lead.. I WILL get charged, but I will also be
alive. When this "escalates" it may happen at YOUR house!
As I've said before, "It's ALWAYS better to be judged by 12 than
carried by six". There is NO REASON ANYONE should have to live in fear.
Unlock - Load - Dial 911 -
IN THAT ORDER.)
Liberals
confident in gun vote
New report shows registry could cost $1-billion more
OTTAWA - The national chairman of the Liberal caucus declared there
is no risk the government will lose today's vote to give the controversial
gun registry another $59-million. The apparent support comes despite a
new Library of Parliament report that estimates enforcing the new firearms
laws could cost another $1-billion in costs such as legal aid and correctional
services, expenses not considered in the Auditor-General's estimate that
the program will have cost $1-billion by 2005. The Department of Justice
has reported 1.1 million Canadians have yet to comply fully with the new
firearms legislation, yet the library paper said convicting 100,000 people
under the new Criminal Code provisions would cost as much as $982-million.
Since the new licensing laws came into effect in 2001 and the registration
became law on Jan. 1, 2003, only a handful of people have been charged.
Anti-registry advocates have pledged a major legal offensive to defeat
the laws in court. Bob Wood (Nipissing, Ont.), who was one of the few MPs
to vote against the original firearms legislation in 1995, said yesterday
he will support the government.''I think we're just in too far, I mean,
you get in so far and then you can't get out and I don't think we can leave
it just the way it is,'' he said. ''We have to see it through to the end.
It's a disaster, but we still have to do it.''(The
ONLY reason this government wants to keep this "disaster" afloat, is to
prevent embarrassment to the P.M. for getting into this mess in the first
place. Voting YES to this waste will just drive another nail into the Liberal
coffin, and assure Canadians that YES, our government is actually THAT
stupid. Something to consider while a loved one is waiting 3 months for
a MRI. But NO, the liberals think that protecting you from duck hunters,
and target shooters is a far far better way to spend ONE BILLION DOLLARS!
It's
also unfortunate that NOW, even more money will have to be spent fighting
this flawed legislation in the courts. The 'first' thing to go will be
the 'firearms licence', and the NFA has already had some success with that
avenue. I have said all I can say at this point. A vote cast under threats
and coercion is not a vote in a free democratic society. It's the
methods used by a corrupt government in enforcing 'their' rule on the 'subjects'
of that society. We will see today, just how far this corrupt government
is willing to go to enforce it's will, and continue to rule by threats.
They, once again, show complete disdain for accountability while plundering
the public purse. Today, they will have exceeded the arrogance of the Trudeau
Liberals, and will truly consider this a 'win'. Call an election, and these
wasteful bastards will know the REAL meaning of "Shock and Awe" )
Don't
back off gun registry, police(association
'LOBBY')urge's
Suspending or dismantling Canada's controversial
gun registry would be irresponsible, despite massive cost overruns, the
head of the Canadian Police Association said on Tuesday. "It would be irresponsible
to suspend or abandon any element of this program, now that it is starting
to deliver the intended results," the association's executive officer,
David Griffin, told a news conference in Ottawa. The association represents
28,000 rank-and-file police officers across Canada. Mr. Griffin said that
under the much-criticized federal gun registry program, about 90 per cent
of gun owners have been licensed and at least 70 per cent of all estimated
firearms in Canada have been registered.(Since
this sham of a 'registry' has met NONE of the original demand of this so-called
police association, and yet continues to be supported by them. Perhaps
they have have become so politically motivated, they have lost the
right to represent anybody! Here is what the Police
on the street ACTUALLY SAY
Bureaucratic
secrecy leaves public in dark
Information flow in 'grave jeopardy,' federal watchdog
warns MPs
Mr. Reid tied the shoddy record of information management in some
government departments to past allegations of questionable practices made
by Auditor General Sheila Fraser. In the course of criticizing the Liberal
government over its handling of government sponsorship contracts and the
federal gun registry, Ms. Fraser has also spoken out about poor bureaucratic
record-keeping. Despite warnings to public servants they must improve in
such areas, federal officials are avoiding creating records, Mr. Reid said.
Under the spectre of financial penalty or imprisonment for destroying or
falsifying records, he added, officials are encouraged to make oral briefings
or exchange information by e-mail to avoid creating permanent, written
records. (After doing as much as possible, and still
failing to scuttle the Access to Information act, the Liberals now use
the theory, 'If it's not written down or recorded, you can't be charged
with an offence' What a wonderful democracy(?) Chrétien and his
henchmen have provided for Canada! A government that claims it's honest,
because 'no one' has been charged with anything.)
Gun
registry could cost $2-billion, critics warn
Ottawa — As members of Parliament prepare to vote on Tuesday on
a bill to let the government spend another $59-million on the national
gun registry, critics are warning that the program's costs could
reach as much as $2-billion during the next 10 years. Canadian Alliance
MP Garry Breitkreuz said on Monday that a Library of Parliament research
paper suggests the cost of enforcing the Firearms Act could easily top
an additional $1-billion — on top of the estimated $1-billion the Auditor-General
has warned the registry could cost to implement within five years. The
Canadian Taxpayers Federation lobby group has released its own cost estimates
for the registry. It projects implementing the act alone could cost $2-billion
by 2012. Federation president Walter Robinson calls the cost overrun "Enron
accounting of gigantic proportions" and is urging backbench Liberals to
vote down the request for another $59-million.(This
is no longer about 'gun control' which was working fine until the Liberals
had a 'better' idea, but rather 'Government control' which has been running
roughshod over taxpayers and their MP's alike.. What kind of 'democracy'
is it, when the Prime Minister can ORDER MP's to vote his way "or
else" What kind of Democracy is it when the public is ignored for the dubious
'agenda' of the party in power. Do you think the Liberals should be trusted
with a blank cheque? I didn't think so!)
Neville
delivers bottom line on gun costs
On two successive days, Alliance MP Garry
Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville, Sask.), his party's firearms and property
rights critic, nearly turned blue in the face during Member's Statements
when calling on Treasury Board President Lucienne Robillard (Westmount-Ville-Marie,
Que.) to give him the complete figures. But the full accounting Mr. Breitkreuz
(Yorkton-Melville, Sask.) has so desperately been searching actually turned
up in Parliament last week. "If you add those figures, you should have
a total of $688.267 million by the end of 2001-02. "Moving into the current
fiscal year in the main estimates, the rounded out number is approximately
$35-million for 2002-03. There was nothing in supplementary estimates(A)
and, in supplementary estimates(B), the rounded figure is $59-million.
That would give us $95-million for the current year, give or take some,
for $783-million planned expenditures by the end of 2002-03." (Well
Gee!! That's 'only' 391 times more than the TOTAL they said it would cost,
with NO end in sight! That figure does not allow for the staggering loss
to the economy in the retail, tourism, and hospitality sectors alone. Perhaps
when the Americans are finished with Iraq, they could help us with a regime
change here!)
Moore
the Boor Presented with Skinny, Gold, Baldman for Best Crockumentary
Moore brought the other nominees from the category to the
stage, explaining they were united in their love for “non-fiction.” He
then went on to describe George W. Bush as “a fictitious president” and
the events in Iraq as “a fictitious war.” Host Steve Martin poked fun at
Moore’s political stance later, saying: “It’s so sweet backstage — the
Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo.”(A
shameful display of political grandstanding! In a film that's basically
entertaining, Michael Moore has never let the 'facts' get in the way of
any 'documentary(?)'. This man truly knows what fiction is, and all
of his books and films play very well to the ignorant. Appropriately,
the loudest applause came after Steve Martins comment.)
YOU WILL DO AS I
SAY… or ELSE! (NFA Newswire)
The only person more determined than a Liberal with a good idea
is a Liberal with a bad one, particularly one that has been revealed to
all as utterly without merit. To admit error would be to admit fallibility.
And more even than the Pope, a Liberal prime minister is convinced of his
own infallibility. So the more colossal the screw-up, the more lavish the
defence of it must be. Wednesday, the Liberals sent a four-part series
of talking points to all their MPs and Senators with their typical distortions,
half-truths and spin on the registry: They claimed it is increasing public
safety (although gun crime is up), support for it is widespread (not anymore),
opponents are spreading myths about the registry (like the government's
myth that it would only cost $2 million?) and the action is being taken
to improve operations (for instance, promoting the last head of the registry
to an even more senior post in the Justice department). (I
know this is hard to believe, BUT 'FEARLESS LEADER JEAN' IS LYING
TO YOU. Are you one of Chrétien's 'mindless rubber stamps' or do
you TRULY represent your constituents. VOTE 'NO' ON THE 25th, OR
STAY HOME "IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO")
Did
you Ever Wonder Why:
Toronto beaches are closed for most of the
summer? Why your kids can't run and play in the Parks without sliding through
fields of Goose Crap? Why ponds and small water bodies in Southern Ontario
are becoming more and more polluted every year? Why THOUSANDS, and THOUSANDS
of geese are literally taking over open spaces all over the country and
have been declared a pest by major cities in Canada AND the U.S.A.? It
all started in 1977 with 'Feel Good' gun control policies to combat problems
that never existed in the first place. From a national HIGH of 524,946
migratory bird hunting permits issued in 1978 to a current low of 181,261
issued in 2001, the by-product of government gun control policies
have virtually eliminated goose hunting in Canada. Ontario 'alone'
dropped from 159,698 permits in 1978 to a paltry 58,458 in 2001, thats
a decrease of over 100,000 hunters. The loss to the economy is staggering!
Hunting Licences and bird permits, firearms, ammunition, accessories, clothing,
accommodations, transportation, food, entertainment, gasoline, oil, repairs,
ALL
lost over the past 25 years, along with the cost of cleanups, and airport
goose control, the makes the Billion wasted on this current round
of useless 'feel good' gun control legislation look like a drop in the
bucket. Call your MP TODAY and tell him or her, that if their too intimidated
by Chrétien's un-democratic demands to vote YES to this ongoing
waste on the 25th, then do your constituents a favour and show them your
a 'individual, and responsible MP' STAY
HOME and don't vote at all. They'll thank
you for it.)
Government
Numbers, and 'Other' Quirks of Nature!!
Question No. 112-- Garry Breitkreuz:
With respect to the May, 1976 Peace and Security paper distributed by Justice
Minister Ron Basford and with reference to the statement on page 41: “At
the same time, there has been a steady increase in the number of firearms
in Canada. Estimates place the number at over ten million in 1974, with
almost one-quarter million added to the stock every year. Most of these
firearms are long guns (rifles and shotguns)”, what evidence did the department
use to produce these estimates, and based on this evidence, how many firearms
are there in Canada today? Government Answer:
In the fall of 2001, GPC Research contacted 21,650 Canadians, achieving
a sample size of over 3,000 firearm owners. Based on the results of this
study, the number of firearms in Canada was estimated at 7.9 million. The
study also confirms that there has been a consolidation in firearm ownership.
It shows that the top 3% of firearm owners hold more than one third of
all handguns in the country and approximately 15% of all firearms or, on
average, 15.5 firearms per owner. For the remainder of the firearm-owning
population, the mean number of firearms owned is 2.74. This survey has
a margin of error of ±2.06% at the national level, with a 95% confidence
level. .(Now, I never studied statistics and their
related manipulation for desired results like our government bureaucrats
have, but: If a survey of 21,650 Canadians resulted in 3000 gun owners,
that's 13.856%. Canada's population is roughly 30 million, so it would
be safe to say that 13.856% of Canadians have been identified by the government
as gun owners, or 4,156,800 gun owners. They say the 'top' 3% (124,707)
own 15.5 guns each, or 1,932,912 guns. The 'other' 97% (4,032,096) own
2.75 guns each or 11,088,264 guns PLUS the guns of the 'top' 3% = 11,088,264
+ 1,932,912 =13,021,176 Guns in Canada!!! Now, I will give them the benefit
of the doubt, and 'subtract' the 2.06% error rate, and it still equals
12,752,940 Guns.. It just leaves you wondering how they came to a 'rehashed'
figure 7.9 million guns? Where the hell did 4,852,940 guns go, as well
as the average number of 250,000 'new' ones added to the stock in 2002?
But, alas, perhaps the discrepancy lay with 'my' figures and simple math,
and NOT with the 'Rubber Slide Rule' used by the Liberal Bureaucrats, and
Spin Doctors! But then again, I've never been 500% wrong before!)
Vote
against gun registry at own risk, PM warns MPs
Some Liberal MPs criticized the Prime Minister yesterday for making
the new vote a matter of confidence, arguing it reinforces the notion
MPs are only "rubber stamps" unable to influence the workings of
government. Central Ontario MP Paul Steckle said he will vote against the
government on Tuesday, but expressed frustration with the way the government
is interpreting the backbench dissent. Mr. Steckle argued his vote will
be a show of non-confidence in Martin Cauchon, the Justice Minister, for
mishandling the file, not in the Liberal government. Mr. Steckle also predicted
his Liberal colleagues are in for a rough ride at home should they approve
the $59-million request. "Obviously when you're among your family of colleagues
it's pretty easy to stand together, but it's when you have to go back home
and face the electorate on a one-to-one basis and when you get called to
a meeting where there's maybe 400 people and they take a different view
than you do, it's pretty hard to win elections when the people are against
you in a crowd like that," he said.(Not voting this
down will PROVE that parliament is virtually impotent, and exists
ONLY to "Rubber Stamp" the wishes of the elite, regardless of how wasteful
they are. Voting to waste millions and millions of 'more' taxpayer dollars
on a system of proven worthlessness will be political suicide. Those that
do, will feel the wrath of the electorate. Your damn right it's going to
be "pretty hard to win elections when the people are against you in a crowd
like that," Remember: Chrétien is on his way out, and does not give
a rats ass what kind of pressure you will face at home, as long as HE gets
what HE wants! THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE, THE POLITICAL FUTURE YOU SAVE
MAY VARY WELL BE YOUR OWN!)
Threat
of expulsion reduces MP to tears
Tears running down her cheeks, Mrs. Ur told her caucus colleagues
about an emotional telephone call from the Prime Minister several years
ago. She related how he had taken the time to call after her husband, Louis,
had been felled by a stroke. Mr. Chrétien, she said, told her husband
that he had "a very good wife" and that one of her qualities is that she
is"independent-minded." Mrs. Ur told the Prime Minister yesterday that
she hopes he will keep that in mind on Tuesday. The implication was
that she would not support the estimate request, by voting against it or
not showing up for the vote. An MP called the incident "disturbing." "He
[Mr. Chrétien] reduces members to crying and pleading for their
rights. There were lots of teary eyes in the room, too, because it's painful
to watch that." About 10 other MPs spoke of their concerns about the registry.
But Mr. Chrétien remained unmoved: "I just want everybody to know
this is a vote of confidence. So act accordingly," he said, according to
insiders.(Here is a sad excuse for a leader! There
has NEVER been a better time for a caucus revolt than now. Chrétien
can't fire everyone, and he wont be running in the next election to feel
the wrath YOUR going to feel next time around. Your 'leader' has nothing
to lose, but YOU DO!)
Chrétien
Threatens MPs: 'Be Mindless Voting Machines or Else'
Prime Minister Jean Chretien had no comment after the caucus meeting,
but MP John Harvard said it was made clear to members behind closed
doors that the registry must continue to operate. Harvard said there were
no threats, but MPs can figure out on their own that if they vote
against the government on a key money matter "there could be possible consequences."
(Voting
FOR this, will only prove the Liberal MPs do not support the voter, but
are simply mindless automatons for the Prime Minister and represent ONLY
his views, regardless of the cost to taxpayers and the lack of value for
those funds. Voting 'yes' to keep throwing millions and millions of tax
dollars into this black hole of worthlessness, will show the good people
that voted you into office just WHO you really represent. So, grow a backbone
and remember, he can't fire eveyone can he?)
Link #1 PM
to warn MPs to vote for gun-registry funding
Prime Minister Jean Chretien appears headed for a dual with his
caucus over a controversial vote requesting more money for the embattled
gun registry. The PM is expected to tell his caucus on Wednesday that the
vote on whether to grant $59 million in funding for the program is a vote
of confidence, according to The Globe and Mail. The newspaper reports that
Chretien will warn government MPs that anyone voting against the funding
could face disciplinary action, including removal from caucus. On Tuesday,
Solicitor General Wayne Easter told reporters that the vote would be one
of confidence, saying: "Of course estimates are a vote of confidence."
The Globe says only a handful of Liberal MPs are expected to oppose the
motion when it goes to a vote on March 25, and it will most likely pass.
"We believe that the question of granting the minister more money for this
program has now become a moral question and is reaching a moral crisis,
perhaps even reaching a constitutional crisis," the letter said. The letter
was also signed by Senator Herb Sparrow and Liberal MPs John Efford, Joe
Comuzzi and Lawrence O'Brien. Resonsibility for the over-budget program
will be shifted from Martin Cauchon and the Department of Justice to Easter
starting April 1. Link #2 Liberal
rebels fight funding of gun registry The six MPs and senators
who urged the caucus to oppose the spending estimates said it is "unconscionable"
for Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, who has responsibility for the program
until April 1, to ask Parliament for more money in the wake of Ms. Fraser's
scathing report. They said the government has not shown it has brought
spending under control and repeatedly refuses to say how much the program
will eventually cost. Liberal MPs on the Commons finance committee rejected
a Canadian Alliance motion yesterday that the committee hold a special
meeting to probe spending estimates for the gun registry, despite Treasury
Board President Lucienne Robillard's statement the previous day that MPs
have failed to scrutinize government estimates properly as they make their
way through Parliament. Link #3
PM set to shoot down gun-registry foes This is the second attempt
by the government to request more money for the registry. Last December
it was forced to back down on its initial request for $72-million after
outrage and pressure by the opposition and some of its own backbenchers.
"If we lose it, it's disastrous," a Liberal official said. But there were
indications yesterday that some Liberal backbenchers are not backing down.
Sarnia MP Roger Gallaway and Senator Anne Cools distributed a strongly
worded eight-page missive urging their Liberal colleagues to vote against
more money for the "disastrous Firearms Program." A letter also criticizes
reports about musings from the Prime Minister that he would call a snap
election if a confidence motion was voted down. The letter writers refer
to this as a "tool of coercion of his own Liberal members."(A
vote to support even MORE waste on this farce will be disastrous ONLY to
those MPs that don't have the guts to vote FOR their constituents wishes,
and instead toe the party line of this wasteful government. Every Single
Comment, by every public source regarding this colossal waste of money,
uses the adjective "Failed" before the words "Gun Registry", and everyone
'but' this incompetent government seems to understand that! Chrétien
is looking for a 'legacy'? Well he found it! Incomprehensible waste while
our health care, military, and infrastructure goes terribly wanting. We
have helicopters that are now endangering lives while being flown by the
sons and daughters of the men who flew them 40 years ago! Why? Because
our government is politically embarrassed. We have Ministers shuffling
money and hiding their true spending! Why? Because our government is politically
embarrassed. We have a Prime Minister that threatens his members with reprisals
and punishment if they don't ignore their voters wishes and do what HE
wants. Why? Because our government is politically embarrassed. We have
a country that is now insignificant on the world stage! Why? Because our
government is a political embarrassment to ALL CANADIANS. Voting
the party line to increase the waste on this "Failed Registry" will only
reinforce 'another' political embarrassment! As the commercial says "Welcome
to Retirement" Jean! What you 'should' receive while going out the door
'does' involve a LEG and an ASS, but calling it a Legacy would be just
another political embarrassment!)
Shuffling
around your tax dollars: Liberal Style!
OTTAWA - Allan Rock, the Industry Minister, said yesterday he was
not involved in the details of $200,000 in untendered contracts his office
gave to a car restoration company to offer advice on aboriginal health
matters. Although the contract was given to Continental Custom Carriage
Ltd., of Winnipeg, that company did not do the work. Ms. Meyer, now an
executive assistant to Stephen Owen, a junior Cabinet minister, paid the
co-owners of the car restoration company, Donna and Al Srutwa, a fee for
subcontracting the work to her. The funding came from Mr. Rock's ministerial
budget. Mr.Hill, who has taken the government to task for two days over
this "bizarre contract" arrangement, again demanded to know why a car restoration
company was contracted to give aboriginal health advice. He noted Ms. McLellan
failed to defend Mr. Rock during Monday's Question Period. "I sense that
McLellan is very uncomfortable trying to cover a mess from a previous administration.
She's done this now twice. She's been following him on gun registration
in Justice and now she's following on this issue. I suspect there's some
concern there," said Mr. Hill.(Nope! Nothing wrong
here! It's just 'another' strange, twisted, expedition into the Liberal
funding 'Twilight Zone' ! Perhaps this is why the government has not received
any 'good' information of the situation in Iraq. The brothers, uncles,
cousin, of the guy next door to the Prime Ministers aunt, who owns a Balloon
farm in Quebec, was not available to answer the phone, but probably 'would'
be available to accept the cheque when no one is looking! Remember 'Ontario'
it's YOUR fault. YOU gave them the blank cheque in the last
election. Boy! How stupid do you feel now eh!)
Washington
'disappointed' with Canada's stand on Iraq
"There are many Americans who think Canada
freeloads on defence with the United States, that if it weren't for the
United States protecting North America, Canada would be sitting there out
in the open," said Biette. Canada's reluctance on Iraq is a symptom of
Ottawa's haphazard foreign policy, he said. Biette said Canada isn't on
most Americans' radar, but those who are watching their northern neighbour
now consider Canada an unreliable ally. Jones, a former diplomat, warns
the disagreement could have implications beyond the Iraq crisis.Canadians
conducting negotiations with Americans over trade, softwood lumber or just
about anything may have a difficult time of it, he said. "How would you
as a Canadian negotiator like to meet a set of American negotiators who
say, 'Am I your bastard for the day?'" Jones asked. (There
are also many Canadians that feel our government 'freeloads' on defence.
War is not something any 'normal' person looks forward too, but you HAVE
to support your allies! Our Liberal government supports nothing
but their own agenda and leans which ever way the political wind is blowing.
Unfortunately, it may take an attack from with-in our own borders before
our government pulls it's collective heads out of their asses)
How
'NOT' to P.R.O.V.E. your gun
Afterward, King began showing off guns in his collection. At one
point, Hill said, the friends were shooting one of the guns out the open
back door of the house, into the rain. About 10:15 p.m., he said, King
took out a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun and, apparently not aware
that the clip was in the gun, he pulled the trigger, firing once and hitting
himself in the head. He was dead when rescue workers arrived.(Effective!
But certainly not the 'recommended' way of unloading your firearm!)
LIBERALS
REFUSE TO CALL CAUCHON TO EXPLAIN $59 MILLION FOR GUN REGISTRY
Ottawa – Today, Garry Breitkreuz, Official Opposition Critic for
Firearms and Property Rights, was disgusted that the Liberal majority on
the Justice Committee voted down the Canadian Alliance motion to hold meetings
on the Supplementary Estimates. “Yesterday, at the Public Accounts
Committee, the Treasury Board President said MPs don’t ask enough questions
about the estimates in Committee. Today, the Liberals refuse to give
us the opportunity to ask questions about the estimates. They can’t
have it both ways,” exclaimed Breitkreuz. “This is the Liberal government
keeping Parliament in the dark aided and abetted by Liberal backbenchers.”(The
committee name is obviously wrong! I believe the Liberals 'should' have
called it the 'Just-us' Committee, because their the only ones that seem
to think there is nothing wrong! The money Cauchon has already spent, again
without the approval of parliament, should come from his 'current' justice
budget. He was refused money to keep this farce going at the last request,
and there is no reason to now give it more! It HAS been effectively
shut down by parliament by the last refusal for additional funding, and
there is no need to resurrect it. IT'S DEAD.. Let it rest in piece!)
MPs
failed to 'uncover' costs of gun registry: Robillard
Alliance
outraged at notion it didn't ask enough questions
Treasury Board President Lucienne Robillard blamed MPs yesterday
for public ignorance about the soaring cost of the federal firearms registry,
saying they did not ask enough questions about the program and even senators
were better at getting information out of government.The comment infuriated
Canadian Alliance MP Garry Breitkreuz, who has filed over 300 requests
under the Access to Information Act during the last eight years to try
and find out the cost of the program as well as details about bureaucratic
and technological problems. "It's hard for me to sit in my seat here and
not explode when the minister says parliamentarians didn't ask enough questions,"
said Mr. Breitkreuz. Alliance MP John Williams, chairman of the committee,
also ridiculed Ms.Robillard's statement, saying the government failed to
present information about the registry in a way MPs could comprehend. "Parliamentarians
should be able to look at the documents, see them, understand them, and
vote on them," said Mr. Williams. "This notion that they have to dig, access
to information, documents with blank pieces of paper, try and put the whole
jigsaw together -- this is not our role."(Well, it
would seem that unless your willing to play some silly Liberal Guessing
game called "find where we're hiding this" YOU LOSE!.. This is probably
one of the reasons the Liberals tried to scuttle the entire "access to
information" system, because they don't want you finding out what their
'really' doing. This is the most wasteful, secretive, back stabbing, self-centred
government Canada has ever seen, and Paul Martin certainly isn't going
to make any difference at all!)
Boy
handcuffed over toy gun
(From an article posted on the LUFA Site, and
passed on to me by a reader)
The grandmother of a 9-year-old Rexdale boy, who was playing with
a toy gun outside her apartment, says he was left shaken and crying after
being thrown to the ground and handcuffed by several police officers who
believed the gun was real. The high-risk takedown happened Thursday evening
after Ida Lawrence's grandson left their apartment to meet a friend who
lived nearby on Kendleton Dr., near Finch Ave. W. and Albion Rd. He was
carrying a silver toy pistol, which Lawrence purchased for $1.50. "Somebody
called and said there was a man outside with a gun," an upset Lawrence
said yesterday. "They threw him to the ground in the snow and put on the
handcuffs." Lawrence said police brought the boy upstairs to the apartment
before releasing him from the handcuffs. They also confiscated the toy,
she said. (Sure, Police 'have' to be careful today,
but how long would it take, and what measures have to be taken to differentiate
a $1.50 plastic pistol from a real handgun, particularly when you have
the 'culprit' handcuffed and face down in a snow bank? If the cops are
close enough to 'take him down' they KNOW there is no danger, and the gun
is not real! AND, why on earth would they keep a nine year old HANDCUFFED
even after discerning the gun is not real! Perhaps what the police need
most of all, is a basic education of what childhood consists of!
It would have taken, even an idiot, less than 4-5 seconds to recognize
a 'plastic' gun after having disarmed the villain. This is a nine year
old child, NOT a 20 year old crack addict, Who now, thanks to some of the
dumber members of Toronto's finest, will have a fear of police for the
rest of his life! I'm sorry, but I can't even imagine the level of stupidity
and insensitivity any officer would require to return this child to his
grandmother in handcuffs, particularly 'if' he was ALSO a victim
of racial profiling! Stupid? Hell, this is WAY beyond Stupid, and the lawyers
should just be lining up to take this case Pro Bono.. Please read the 'other'
comments posted on the LUFA site, and leave some of your own!!)
Canada's
Leader Rejects Sending Troops to War (Washington
Post)
Canada will not join a U.S.-led war on Iraq without a new resolution
by the U.N. Security Council, Prime Minister Jean Chretien told the House
of Commons today. Chretien, who received loud applause in Parliament, said:
"Canada worked very hard to find a compromise to bridge the gap in the
Security Council. Unfortunately, we were not successful. If military action
proceeds without a new resolution of the Security Council, Canada will
not participate." Members of Canada's opposition also criticized the government,
saying they were disappointed Canada would not be standing with the United
States. "Canada finds itself frozen on the outside," said Stephen Harper,
leader of the Canadian Alliance. "In all the great conflicts of the 20th
century, Canada and the U.S. have fought side by side. Frankly, the reality
is Canada was often at the forefront of those conflicts. In threats of
world security, democracy and freedom, we are disappointed we are no longer
a leader." (Most Canadians don't really want war,
and most have their own opinion on Bush's 'real' reason for this conflict.
However, most Canadians are dismayed that we, thanks to the Liberals, are
largely irrelevant anyway! US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld put it
best while talking about France, and considering the state of our military,
his statement would be equal for Canada: "Going to War without France/Canada,
would be like going on a deer hunt without your accordion"! Thanks Jean!
Yours is the first government in the history of our country, to make us
completely irrelevant on the world stage! You must be so proud!)
Australian
Liberal Brain Fart: Another Stupid Short Barrel Law
Mr Tingle's main grievance with the Federal
Government centres on the allowable barrel length of hand guns. "Under
Mr Howard's proposal only pistols with a five-inch barrel length will be
allowed," Mr Tingle said. "Converted to metric that's 120 millimetres.
"So, John Howard is saying five-inch guns (120mm) are okay knowing full
well most pistols in Australia are 118 millimetres. "He's lulling people
into thinking their guns are protected when in fact they won't be and they
will have to be handed in." Mr Tingle said talks he has had with NSW police
minister Michael Costa suggest the scheme will not work as it will cost
too much to fund. "The Federal Government is saying the buy-back scheme
will cost $100 million when in fact it will be closer to $500 million,"
he said. "Mr Costa is also concerned at the time it is going to take to
measure and re-register every hand gun in the State. "This will create
a massive problem for the understaffed Firearm Registry and innocent gun
owners trying to comply with the new regulations before June 30."('Another
wasted Half Billion' and Another overworked gun registry! Australia is
now flooded with illegal handguns, and their 'still' going after the legal
ones. This is called 'Crime Control'. When 'only' the criminals have guns,
Oz will be a much safer place won't it? Perhaps their just trying to promote
a Kevlar fashion industry! Their gonna need it!)
Speaker,
do not take sides
The Speaker’s exaggerated response has been
heavily influenced by U.S. crime statistics, however. In 1999, according
to Statistics Canada, there were 1,006 gun deaths in Canada. Most — 802
— were suicides. Only 165 were homicides. In 2001, guns accounted for 171
of 554 homicides. Two-thirds of those killings involve unregistered handguns,
and Canada has had a law requiring registration of handguns for 68 years.
No one is arguing that handguns should not be registered;(for
what valid purposes is unknown, as it does not seem to effect crime rates
at all) critics are arguing that registering
long guns and shot guns will not prevent the vast majority of gun deaths
occurring by illegal, unregistered handguns. Milliken is wrong to label
people who object as being “half-brained” and “foolish,” especially when
his role is to be neutral in debates about government policy. He should
step aside when the matter next comes up for debate in the house, and if
he cannot refrain from adding his sarcastic opinions on other matters,
he should be replaced by someone who can.(Milliken
exhibits the 'classic' misinformation and propaganda favoured by ALL gun
control groups. This consists largely of grasping at ridiculous figures,
from what seems to be thin air, and presenting them to the ignorant as
gospel. To listen to some of these zealots, you would think that there
were no controls what-so-ever before the Liberals presented this farce
to parliament shrouded in a wrap of lies and deceit. ANY laws passed by
deception and the presentation of false information should be struck down
in ANY fair court of law)
Fund
boost for accused storekeeper
(Canoe Link: Will Vanish in 24hrs
or less)
Shand King, 45, owner of Audio 5.1, has been
charged with causing bodily harm with intent, aggravated assault, possession
of a firearm knowing the firearm is unauthorized, and using a firearm during
the commission of an offence. "(King) is a likable little fellow, a tiny
little man. He wasn't out hunting thieves, he was protecting his own property,"
Turnbull said. On March 9, thieves rammed a stolen Chevy Blazer tail-first
through the front of Audio 5.1. Two culprits were trying to pry a plasma
TV from a wall at the 103 Street and 63 Avenue store, said police, when
shots were fired inside the building. About 25 minutes after the incident,
a man was found with a gunshot wound and taken to hospital. Police were
unable to determine whether the man's injury and the break-in were connected
and cut him a deal for information against the store owner suspected of
shooting the man.(In all probability, what
went down was: Mr King confronted two desperate thieves in his business,
being a small in stature, and no match for the criminals he carried a firearm
to afford him "security of the person" as is his constitutional right.
When confronted, the (soon to be perforated)
criminal attacked him, and Mr. King used the only defence available to
him, considering the difference in size between himself and the attacker.
These 'people' used a vehicle to crash though the front of his business,
with little regard to the possible injuries this may have caused someone
on the inside. With regard to the firearms charges, he should contact
the NFA immediately, the other charges are CLEARLY self defence. It's interesting
that this criminal "Cut a Deal" with the police by obviously lying. When
confronted by a larger, stronger attacker, no other defence was possible,
and the criminal should be counting his blessings Mr. King did not shoot
to kill. A wounded attacker could have very well taken his life, and any
'normal' person would have done the same thing, unless of course you feel
'his' life is more valuable than your own! I Can't imagine a jury finding
that Mr. King did not have the right to protect his life by whatever means
he had available)
'What
is Canada going to do?'
War stance debated: Gun registry, marijuana also on Parliament's agenda
This week, the House is scheduled to wrap up debate on last month's
budget, and address bills on human reproduction and political financing.
But it is the controversial $1-billion gun registry that will likely cause
the most problems for the Prime Minister. The Commons is scheduled to vote
on another $59-million for the gun program on March 25. Opposition MPs
are united in opposing it, with even some Liberal MPs threatening to vote
against funding despite speculation Mr. Chrétien will declare the
vote a matter of confidence in his government.(Liberal
M.P.'s are in for a very rough ride on this one. There is a 'very' good
chance that if Cauchon does not withdraw the bill, effectively shutting
down the registry, the government could fall. Will Liberal back benchers
have the guts to do what's right? Or, will they simply vote to keep their
jobs, and ignore the waste. The very fact that the 'firearms license' itself
will likely be declared void will add another nail to the CFC coffin anyway.
Dave Tomlinson of the NFA outlines this very well, in the last
issue of the 'Firearms Journal', and requests that "Individuals that
are charged with any firearms control offence are requested to make contact
with the National Firearms Association Ph: 780-439-1394 / Fax: 780-439-4091.
The crown has already withdrawn charges in one case in Ontario when confronted
with the NFA's defence, and other crowns will too )
Gun
debate puts Speaker in line of fire
The Conservative party has promised to question Mr. Milliken's impartiality
in the explosive debate over the registry because of scathing comments
he made five years ago about firearms owners fighting to get the government
to scrap the program before it took effect. Inside the Liberal party, rebel
backbencher Roger Gallaway, along with Senator Anne Cools and other caucus
members, plans to circulate a blistering letter urging government MPs to
vote against supplementary funding for the controversial program later
in the month. And the Canadian Alliance is considering an opposition motion
that could force government MPs to take sides in a vote on whether the
registry should be suspended. Adding to the drama, Auditor General Sheila
Fraser is to square off against Treasury Board President Lucienne Robillard
with evidence to prove the government ignored strict spending and management
controls as the cost of the firearms program mushroomed out of control
to nearly $1 billion over five years. Ms. Fraser and Ms. Robillard are
to appear in front of the Commons public accounts committee today.(This
is going to be a very interesting week indeed!)
Smith
& Wesson woos buyers with .50-caliber revolver
The
new handguns include a .50 caliber version of the famed Magnum line that
began in 1930s with the .357, designed as a gun for hunters, and that continued
in the 1950s with the .44 Magnum. "This gun will get people talking about
Smith & Wesson again," Steve Comus, publications director of Safari
Club International, said of the .50 caliber Magnum. He said several of
his club's big game hunting enthusiasts have ordered the revolver, and
said it could also find a market as backup protection for outdoorsmen in
areas frequented by grizzlies and other big predators. "They are not going
to sell 100,000 of them, but they will sell several thousand to that particular
universe," Comus said.(WoooHooo.. Look out
Nuisance Bears!!)
Milliken
accused of bias in debate over gun registry
Commons Speaker Peter Milliken’s neutrality is under attack with
the circulation of 1998 letters he wrote suggesting an opponent of the
federal firearms program was half-brained and pig-headed and saying he
would “happily” support legislation to ban all guns. Gilbert Pinney, a
St. Catharines armoured-car driver who took part in the correspondence
with Milliken, distributed copies of the letters to all MPs and senators
last week. He said Milliken – who was MP for Kingston and the Islands but
not yet Commons Speaker – showed “extreme and deeply anchored prejudice”
that should prevent him from ruling on House arguments over the gun registry.
Pinney said he decided to circulate the letters after Milliken ruled against
Liberal MP Roger Gallaway’s claim that Justice Minister Martin Cauchon
violated the privilege of all MPs by continuing to fund the firearms program
after the Commons agreed last December to reduce its supplementary estimates
to zero. Milliken wrote: “I would happily
pass legislation banning people from having guns were I given the opportunity
to vote for such legislation,” (Now
we know WHY the 'Speaker of the house' refused to accept the fact
that the registry was effectively shut down, as Liberal MP Roger Gallaway
said it should be when the last funding request was refused. We all know
to what lengths and lies the anti-gun advocates will stoop to while trying
to eliminate the source of their 'personal' fears. From the tone of
his previous letters, why would 'anyone' believe 'this' particular zealot
has put his phobias to rest without proof of interventional psychological
treatment! Phobias are not something you can simply place on the back burner
and claim they 'currently' have no effect on your day to day decisions.
Phobias are real, and without a unbiased psychological examination
proving otherwise, Milliken should step down and another speaker temporarily
appointed during any debates regarding firearms, their funding or control
)
Officer
recalls shot that killed co-worker: Cop forgot to unload gun
Const. Cyril Pratt simply forgot to unload his gun before he accidentally
shot and killed a fellow Calgary police officer during a training scenario.
Testifying on Thursday at a fatality inquiry for Const. Darren Beatty,
Pratt spoke publicly for the first time about the Oct. 17, 2001, accident.
"Is it fair to say you simply forgot to unload your weapon?" Pratt's lawyer,
Earl Wilson, asked him. "Yes," Pratt said. Judge Terry Semenuk asked Pratt
why no checks had been done on his gun. "I forgot, sir," was Pratt's answer.
A soft-spoken Pratt, formerly a member of the elite Calgary Police Service
tactical team, told court he reloaded his police-issue Glock handgun before
he left the Silver Springs police training facility to retrieve newly acquired
camera equipment from his truck. Hamel then saw fellow officer Shawn Wallace
emerge from the room yelling Beatty had been shot. "(They) had gone HRT
so I knew (Beatty) had been shot in the head." Pratt was taken from the
room and his gun seized. Hamel drove Pratt around until word came on what
to do next. "(Pratt) was despondent. I can't recall his exact words. I
think I asked him what happened," said Hamel. "His response was: 'I reloaded
when I went back to the truck, I forgot to, you know.' I knew what he meant,
I didn't have to ask any more questions."(Familiarity,
and a casual attitude surrounding firearms is a very real danger
to police that have the 'tool of the trade' hanging on their belt all day
long! Accidents such as this, are always possible when firearms are pointed
at others, for what ever reason. Hopefully now, the safeguards have been
improved to the point that this type of accident will become 'less' possible.
My comments, as someone who has taught many students in the safe handling
of commercial explosives, "You 'have' to learn from the mistakes
of others. You won't live long enough to make too many of them yourself!")
Home
invasion Murderer Granted 'day' parole!(Nat.
Post Wst. to Est.)
EDMONTON - A man who stabbed a suburban mother
to death during a break-in has been granted day parole. Sonny Head is serving
a life sentence for the 1994 murder of Barb Danelesko. She was stabbed
in the heart after she investigated a noise made by Head and two other
youths who had broken into her Edmonton home. Head was 16 at the time.(Well
Gee!! A life sentence, and he's out on 'day parole' Hear a 'noise' late
at night? Unlock, Load, Dial 911 'IN THAT ORDER' The alternative:
Your dead, and the 'Revolving door of Justice' puts your killer back on
the street in 9 years. And, with no doubt better skills than he had the
first time!)
Police
call for leads in murder
Toronto's police chief has called for the public to help put a stop
to a wave of violence that has resulted in the shooting deaths of at least
a dozen people in the past six months. The latest killing occurred Tuesday
night when a 23-year-old man died after being shot near a doughnut shop
on Dundas St. E. at Victoria St., a short distance from Ryerson University.
Fantino, who arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting, said there's
far too much violence in the city and people have to step forward and turn
in the gunmen who are responsible for the deaths."We need to have the public
get on side with us," he said. "People know who they are, people know who's
got guns."(Hey! the 'government' knows who's got
guns! But, you know what? THOSE AREN'T THE GUNS THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS,
AND NEVER WERE! If the money wasted on C-68 had been allocated to stop
gun crimes, instead of being used to buy votes from firearms ignorant
urbanites. Those very same urbanites would not be ducking flying bullets
when they go out for a walk! Not ONE single shooting on any Toronto street
has been committed by a legal gun owner, with a legally purchased handgun!
The public is not now, and never has been in danger from hunters and target
shooters. There is absolutely NOTHING this billion dollars has been spent
on, that has made you one bit safer. This is simply wasteful legislation
aimed squarely at a non existent problem. Hunters and target shooter are
not the problem, and never were, never will be! Chief Fantino knows this,
and so do his officers, as well as the officers of the O.P.P. and the Ontario
Association of Police Chiefs. NONE of them support this wasteful,
useless legislation, and have said so publicly. The liberal plan to dump
'another' 172 MILLION DOLLARS into this farce is a stark demonstration
of unconscionable, Liberal fiscal incompetence, and complete disdain for
the beleaguered taxpayer)
Moore
likely to win Oscar
Bowling for Columbine has some very legitimate competition. The
Director's Guild awards (which can include documentaries that showed only
on television) nominated only one of the Oscar candidates, director Malcolm
Clarke's Prisoner of Paradise, the biography of Kurt Gerron, a German actor/director
forced to make a Nazi propaganda film.The other factor is Charlton Heston,
spokesman for the National Rifle Association and a revered figure in Hollywood.
In Bowling for Columbine, Moore confronts Heston at his home, making the
aged actor look foolish and callous about the death of a child. Heston
subsequently announced in public that he has Alzheimer's, though he has
not resigned his job with the NRA."It's certainly a factor," concedes Donovan.
"We might face a kind of circle-the-wagons phenomenon by this perceived
attack on a Hollywood icon, a respected figure, and reasonably so. I mean,
he's Moses. That's why the NRA chose him." Though Hollywood media have
been abuzz with rumours of a McCarthy-ite witch hunt with the new security
measures in the U.S., a win for Bowling for Columbine would send a bold
message to Washington, that Hollywood is not toeing the line this time.(By
all accounts, this film is about as much a 'documentary' as Mondo Cane
was, back in the 60's! At least THAT 'film' won an Oscar for the best song
'More'. This so-called 'documentary' is a jumble of crap edited and presented
to follow the directors goal of supporting his own ignorance of the people
that actually 'use' guns to commit crimes. While at the same time, using
that ignorance to lump them altogether with 'anyone' that owns a gun. Of
course, 'my' personal bias is that any unshaven fatman, appearing in public,
wearing a tuxedo and a baseball cap, in all likelihood is mentally unstable.
I would simply cross the street to avoid him - anyday!)
Civil
disobedience as a retirement project
In order to get his friend – an armed forces veteran from Saskatoon
– out of jail, Turnbull agreed to change the terms of his own release.
He can’t come to Ontario except to attend court and he is forbidden to
speak to a firearms rally in Canada. “They’ve taken my freedom,”
he says. “A pedophile can go across Canada until proven guilty. They’ve
muzzled me.”Does he intend to abide by the conditions of his release? “Absolutely
not!” Turnbull says he’s been invited to speak at the University of Alberta
and in Ft. McMurray and plans to honour both invitations as well as others
that come in. His goal is still to be charged under Bill C-68 so he can
challenge it one court after another. “I have nine lawyers in Ontario who
said they’d take my case all the way to the Supreme Court and charge me
nothing,” he says.(Isn't it just wonderful to know
that Carla Homolka, when released from prison, will have MORE freedom than
'any' Canadian firearms owner. The half assed Liberal 'sex offender registry'
has few of the onerous 'reporting' requirement faced by a duck hunter and
his shotgun, nor have the feds stolen money from the treasury to pay for
it. They spent a billion dollars trying to convince an urban population,
that the country duck hunter is a bigger threat to urban society than the
convicted sex murderer. )
Auditor-General
fires back over registry
In an appearance before the House public accounts committee last
month, Mr. Rosenberg argued his department did not have to follow those
reporting rules because it was not a major Crown project."The Department
of Justice now appears to be objecting to the chapter's description of
the Canadian Firearms Program as a major Crown project, and it appears
to consider this a significant matter," writes Ms. Fraser, in a letter
obtained by the National Post. "Our review of government documents related
to the Canadian Firearms Program clearly indicated that the Program was
a major Crown project."In one example, Ms. Fraser wrote that draft versions
of her report are sent to departments for review. Ms. Fraser states the
Treasury Board did not dispute the term's use, and in fact corrected one
paragraph, requesting that the phrase "major capital project" be changed
to "major Crown project."MPs and Senators were quick to characterize the
government's actions as a sign the government is ignoring Ms. Fraser's
calls for transparency."It's just more obfuscation, more cover-up," said
Gerald Keddy, a Tory MP on the public accounts committee. "If I [were]
Mr. Rosenburg or anyone on the government bench or ours, I would be very
hesitant to call the Auditor-General to task or to insinuate that she didn't
know what she was talking about." Mr. Keddy said the actions of Mr. Rosenburg
and Ms. Robillard, as well as Martin Cauchon, the Minister of Justice,
are "absolutely unforgivable."(Situations such as
this always happen when you have a majority government that has been in
power for far to long, and now feels that public accountability is somewhere
further down the list of things to do! Voting this fiasco Even MORE money,
would be the absolute height of fiscal incompetence and disdain of public
accountability. If YOU have a Liberal M.P. Write/Fax/Email your disgust
with this waste, and remind them of the consequences of more even money
being allocated to this black hole.
STOP THE INSANITY!!)
Just Thought You Should Know!
Five surgeons are discussing who makes the
best patients to operate on. The first surgeon says, "I like to see
accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up,
everything inside is numbered." The second responds, "Yeah, but you
should try electricians! Everything inside them is colour coded."
The third surgeon says, "No, I really think librarians are the best;
everything inside them is in alphabetical order." The fourth surgeon
chimes in: "You know, I like construction workers...those guys always
understand when you have a few parts left over at the end, and when
the job takes longer than you said it would." But the fifth surgeon shut
them all up when he observed: "You're all wrong. Liberal Politicians
are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, no balls, no
brains and no spine, and the head and the ass are totally interchangeable!
No
safety for these officers
Some of their clients are bent on making a new start when they get
out of jail, but others are career criminals, picking up right where they
left off. And these days, career criminals are turning up armed with guns
and knives. That's the reality of what is happening out there. Guns seem
to be turning up more frequently in the hands of criminals these days.
There have been six victims of homicide in Brampton and Mississauga so
far this year. Four of them were shot to death. This all has our local
probation officers concerned about their own safety. They are trying to
get their employer-- the Ministry of Public Safety and Security-- to beef
up security for them in the workplace.(If, dealing
with possibly armed convicted felons, placed back on the street by the
Canadian 'Revolving door of Justice' is not a safety issue. Then, perhaps
those bureaucrats and politicians would like to invite a few of these poor
misfortunate criminals to their own homes for a couple of beers some evening?)
OWNING
A GUN AND HUNTING ARE NOT RISKY ACTIVITIES SAY INSURANCE COMPANIES
“In 1994, the Liberals made a colossal mistake that no responsible
gun owner would ever do. They started shooting before making sure
they were aiming at the right target,” said Breitkreuz. “Instead
of targeting their gun control laws at the criminals who use firearms,
they aimed 95% of their legislative measures at the three-million responsible
firearms owners who insurance companies say aren’t a risk.” Once their
misdirected law was passed, anti-gun paranoia took over in the Justice
Department. In her December 2002 report, the Auditor General said:“…the
program's focus had changed from high risk firearms owners to excessive
regulation and enforcement of controls over all owners and their firearms.
The Department said the excessive regulation had occurred because some
of its Program partners believed that the use of firearms is in itself
a "questionable activity" that required strong controls.” “The Liberal
government should start using facts instead of the personal opinion of
a few bureaucrats bolstered by highly questionable statistics and propaganda.
The Liberals could have saved taxpayers a billion dollars or more just
by checking with the insurance company actuaries before they started down
this trail of wasted Loonies. The hemorrhaging of tax dollars on
the gun registry must stop before another billion is wasted,” concluded
Breitkreuz. (These are 'FACTS'! We have this stupid
waste of money, because Liberals 'rarely' let FACTS get in the way of what
they want, and money is never any object. Particularly if it's not 'their'
money!)
Hands
off our land, farmers tell government
"If the government goes ahead with the tree
bylaw and nutrient management, 90 per cent of us are going to be looking
at the government for welfare," says Mr. Ryan. "It's very likely the person
who made that nutrient law has never seen a cow shit." The thrust of the
act, for beef farmers, is to periodically collect fallen manure from grazing
animals. Some farmers are resorting to concrete slabs, which are much easier
to scrape, but expensive to build, in outdoor pens. "What they're talking
about is if there's one inch of frost in the ground, you can't let your
cow poop on the ground," says Mr. Ryan. "Well, I'm out of business." Renfrew
lawyer Joe Legris, who has helped the association on the legal notion of
"property rights," said the phrase "urbanization" is being used more and
more to describe increased regulation of rural life. "This province's population
is 85 per cent urban and maybe 15 per cent rural, but the people developing
all these rules and regulations are from the urban side of it. "I don't
think they fully appreciate how people like Tom Ryan and Jack Kelly make
their living from the land."(Maybe when meat
hits $20.00 a pound, 'some' of these urban yuppies will feel the pinch!
Their the same bunch that tries to outlaw hunting, and until the Canadian
Farmer can raise hand fed Tofudabeasts, they think nothing much of value
comes from a farm! After all, food 'does' come from the supermarket, why
do we need smelly, messy, farms anyway? No one really 'needs' a pet cow!)
The
Revolving Door of Justice Makes Firearms Act And
"Culture
of Safety" Another Liberal Farce!
The slayings happened the same day a 6-year-old boy was shot to
death by his 7-year-old sister in another part of Mississauga. They were
passed off in typically oblique police language that simply said the victims
were "known" to the drug-dealing killer. The implication seemed that the
young men were also involved in similar wrongdoing and the story was quickly
shuffled to the back pages or dropped from TV news coverage altogether.
But Peel homicide detectives probing the Jan. 3 shootings admit they've
found nothing criminal to stain the image of "good kids" who ended up on
the wrong end of Joseph Prieto's .45-calibre pistol. Prieto, 31, was a
career criminal who was jailed for just six months in 2001 after pulling
a gun on two Durham Region police officers during a drug bust in 1997.
Police say he acted like "a madman" when he snatched an officer's weapon,
pointed it at them and later tried to hijack a cement truck. He also received
18 months probation after he was convicted of assaulting a police
officer, robbery, assault causing bodily harm, escaping lawful custody
and possession of narcotics.(If the 'Firearms Act',
part of the so-called "Culture of Safety" the Liberals have wasted a billion
dollars on, was TRULY making Canadians safer, this A-Hole
should have been in prison for NUMEROUS firearms offences alone! Instead
he was subjected only to the 'revolving door' of the Canadian Justice
System! This family should immediately launch a lawsuit against the Government
of Canada for allowing this person, a habitual criminal, to walk free in
only 6 months for firearms offences, and 18 months for assault, and
then murder their son, when the firearms act 'alone' says 5-10 years !
If this criminal was in prison, where he was supposed to be, these young
men would still be alive today! "Culture of Safety my Ass"!)
Animal
rights group takes aim at gopher shooters 'again'
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Animal rights activists are blazing mad at
gun-totin' Canadians in the rodent-infested Prairies who will try to kill
thousands of ground squirrels this summer in a shootout offering rifles
as prizes. A hunters organization in the province of Saskatchewan hopes
to attract up to 1,000 people to enter the derby, 
which
last year saw 63 entrants kill more than 60,000 Richardson's ground squirrels,
or gophers. Animal rights groups have blasted the contest as barbaric.
But organizer Len Jabush fired back and said it provides a helpful service
to farmers with crops and pastures overrun by the rodents.(Hmmm
Lets solve this dilemma! If only 68 shooters 'took out' 60,000 gophers,
1000 shooters can theoretically 'take out' 950,000+! If we can get 9,500
of these animal right activist to adopt and feed only 100 gophers each,
that would solve the whole problem! Charge the animal rights people 20
bucks a head to roundup and take home 100 gophers! I'm sure these folks
are so dedicated to saving these creatures they would jump at the chance!
But, more than likely, you would only get 9,500 excuses why 'they'
can't care for and feed 950,000 gophers! But 'they' expect
the farmers to! As far as I'm concerned, unless they want to compensate
the farmers the 20-30 million 'minimum' a year in damages caused by these
rodents, they should just shut-up and stay in the city where they belong!)
Shooting
Victim's Mom Campaigns for Canadian Gun Registry
"We felt our voice wasn't being heard," said
Vanscoy, whose 14-year-old daughter was shot in the head in 1996 by a 17-year-old
using a stolen semi-automatic handgun. "There's been a lot of opposition,
a lot of talk about the cost of the registry, but no reference at all in
respect to the benefit the program's had." Vanscoy called the federal gun-registry
program "a step in the right direction."She added, "It's not going to stop
people killing other people with guns, but it's made a difference." Since
her daughter's killing, Vanscoy has been working on broader anti-violence
issues. She decided to speak out about the gun registry after hearing so
much opposition to it. "Generally, they say, 'It's not a gun that killed
your daughter, people kill people,' and I get that," she said. "My belief
is that these measures in the registry create a culture of safety around
guns. Gun owners need to be accountable for their guns."(The
ignorance of previous firearms laws is absolutely astounding! It was a
'handgun' lady! THEY have been subjected to registration and severe restrictions
in this country for over 60 years! Exactly 'what' component of this new
firearms farce would have saved your daughter? The ONLY thing this farce
has done, is take money from where it would have 'really' saved lives to
make people who blame 'guns' instead of 'people', feel better! There
is NOTHING in this current waste that makes you one bit safer, but it 'has'
contributed to the influx of guns hitting the backmarket..Think about it!)
Military
plans $1B HQ building
National Defence is considering building a centralized, $1-billion
headquarters complex in Ottawa despite warnings that it may be perceived
as a case of generals trading off offices for guns, newly obtained government
documents reveal. The main advantages to the documented plan released through
the Access to Information Act is that it would greatly increase security
around defence employees while freeing up much needed downtown office space
for Public Works. But the document warns that the plan will likely get
a negative reception from the public and media, especially at a time when
National Defence's financial shortcomings are regularly in the news. "Initial
public response could be that this is a case of the generals getting new
offices vs. troops getting guns," it says.(Gee!!!
Ya Think?? One thing for sure, those offices will be a hell of a lot safer
than the Helicopters our pilots 'and their Fathers' flew.. Perhaps
a few bucks should be spent to replace them, before our next generation
of pilots are flying the same machines their 'Grandfathers'
flew as well!)
TWELVE
THINGS ALL MPs SHOULD KNOW BEFORE VOTING TO PUMP ANOTHER $172 MILLION INTO
THE GUN REGISTRY
Yorkton – Today, Garry Breitkreuz, Official Opposition Critic for
Firearms and Property Rights, released his 5-page analysis of twelve things
that all Members of Parliament should know before they vote to pump another
$172 million into the gun registry. Even Liberal backbenchers are
saying Parliament ‘repudiated’ the Canadian Firearms Program on December
5, 2003 by unanimously refusing another $72 million in additional program
spending. “It’s been three months and nothing has really changed,”
said Breitkreuz. “MPs won’t even know the total cost of gun registry
to date when they vote for another $172 million at the end of March.
It’s an absolute disgrace, an insult to taxpayers and the democratic will
of Parliament.” “It’s irresponsible for Members of Parliament to
vote to pour another $172 million into any program when neither the Auditor
General of Canada nor the Justice Minister know what the total expenditures
have been over the last eight years,”(FORWARD THIS
LINK TO EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT! Maybe if each of them receive it a
couple of hundred times, it 'might' sink in!.)
McGuinty
goes on the attack
The Liberal dinner drew an A-list crowd of political movers, including
federal leadership frontrunner Paul Martin, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps,
Finance Minister John Manley, Defence Minister John McCallum, Industry
Minister Allan Rock, mayoral candidates Barbara Hall, John Nunziata and
John Tory. A provincial vote is expected this spring as the Tories near
the fourth anniversary of their second majority government in early June.(From
the look of the crowd at this Liberal shindig, it would seem McGuinty is
jumping into the back pocket of the Federal Liberals. Ontario would do
well to remember, the 'last' time a Liberal government took power in Ontario,
they were so bad, so fiscally irresponsible, so out of touch with the people,
that Ontario actually replaced them with the NDP! The thought was "How
can they possibly be any worse"? Well, the NDP showed them, by replacing
the 4 billion deficit left by the Liberals with their own 10 billion deficit.
The Conservative Harris/Eves Governments had to make some unpopular changes,
but they now have Ontario prospering again. To throw away all we've gained
by bringing back these Tax & Spend Liberals would defy logic! McGuinty's
right, look at the record.. But be sure to look back far enough and compare
what we had under the LAST Ontario Liberal Government!)
Disarming
History
How an award-winning scholar twisted the truth
about America’s gun culture -- and almost got away with it.
Bellesiles had flung his challenge at a political
organization, but unfortunately for him it was the scholarly community
that picked it up. The evidence he had presented for his groundbreaking
theory was investigated first by experts from a range of disciplines and
political viewpoints; then by a special symposium in a learned journal;
and finally, as a result of the disturbing findings, by the professor’s
university and an outside panel of scholars that it appointed. The results
are now in: Bellesiles’ arguments are based on wholesale misuse of evidence
and, in some cases, no evidence at all. The "invented tradition" is fact,
the professor’s version a folktale. (Firearms
were 'also' a significant part of Canadian History and Culture. We live
in a country that is 'still' largely uninhabited wilderness. If 'city'
people don't like guns, fine, but leave the rest of us alone. Guns are
not now, nor have they ever been a problem in Canada, and 'only' the ignorant
can be convinced otherwise!)
Kansas
- Missouri House votes to legalize conceaaled weapons
Rep. Larry Crawford, a Centertown Republican, said 33 states already
allow citizens to carry concealed weapons, and they have not created problems
in those states. He said a vote against the proposal would be saying that
Missourians are not as responsible as residents of other states. Republican
Rep. Rod Jetton, the speaker pro tem from Marble Hill, said concealed guns
are a necessity in rural areas. He said that when his wife and children
arrived at their home after it had been burglarized, sheriff's deputies
failed to arrive for more than 30 minutes. "Law enforcement arrives later
to write up the report, to do the investigation and pick up the pieces,"
Jetton said. "They are not there when the moment of danger comes and you
have to defend yourself." (Even in Canada, Alarm
systems, and panic buttons simply don't get help fast enough. If you have
an alarm in your house, and you 'accidentally' trip it, the police response
time in Toronto for example, is usually about 15-30 minutes. A little faster,
if your screaming into the phone, and there's gunshots in the background,
but by then it's too late!
Canada is NOT the country it used to be, and
pretending that it is, is not going to make you any safer. As a matter
of fact, the Canadian Government has done everything it can possibly do,
to make sure that 'only' the criminal has the gun. Feel Safer? I didn't
think so!)
F.Y.I. Paul Martin & His
'Canadian' Values!
(Info supplied by an Alliance NewsLetter)
Paul Martin and his wife Sheila are sole proprietors
of a private, non-publicly-traded, family business called Canada Steamship
Lines. This personal business empire is a conglomerate of 47 companies
with a fleet of 37 ships. The fleet is larger than the entire Canadian
navy, and CSL is the largest operator of self-unloading ships in the world.
In March 2001, the CSL Group’s assets were valued at $693,388,000 with
total annual sales of $283,181,000. When Paul Martin purchased CSL
in 1981, the company conducted its affairs in Canada, employed Canadian
crews, and built ships in Canada. Over twenty years later, most of CSL’s
affiliates are primarily located in Barbados, Bermuda, and Liberia. In
Liberia, CSL pays a flat tax of $350 (US) a year. Bermuda has no tax on
revenues. Barbados offers a decreasing tax rate from 2.5% to 1%. In 1989,
CSL began to reflag its fleet. Foreign crews do not receive the same salaries
or benefits as their Canadian counterparts and, when employing foreign
crews, shipowners do not have to abide by the higher Canadian marine safety
standards. Recently, CSL shipbuilding has taken place offshore, primarily
at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China. This despite a Government
of Canada report calling for a revitalization of our home grown shipbuilding
industry which has been battered by foreign subsidies and unfair trade
practices. (Well, not only did he make a concerted
effort to avoid the hassles of dealing with Canadian law and Taxes, but
also the hiring Canadians as well! Canada Steamship Lines is considered
to be a HUGE Canada based empire! Why does his
government consider wasting OVER TWICE what this HUGE
Canada based empire is valued at, on a useless gun control farce 'they'
they claim is not even a major government expenditure! If wasting OVER
TWICE
the value of one of the LARGEST Conglomerates in the country is not
a problem to the Liberals, then just what would THEY consider to be fiscal
mismanagement? You can clearly see, that Paul Martin has the well being
of Canadians foremost in his mind.. Ya Right! Perhaps the Chinese would
like MORE Canadian Jobs! I'm sure Paul Martin has 'their' vote of confidence.
Certainly the Liberal party can vote themselves a new leader. But
Canadians should have the chance to see if 'they' really want him! CALL
A GENERAL FEDERAL ELECTION Let CANADIANS decide who leads their country!
If anything, Chrétien has proven that
MP's that you vote for, have only as much input as the dictator
of the party allows. The POWER is with the leader of the party, and not
the people elected by the general population. THEREFORE, if we're going
to have a 'dictator' he should at least be initially installed by the majority
vote of the general population, or every vote in the commons should
be a FREE vote!)
Firearms
Funding a Confidence Vote (Nat.
Post. Wst to Est.)
OTTAWA - Jean Chrétien is trying to intimidate Liberal backbenchers
into backing the government, says caucus rebel Roger Gallaway. Rumours
Mr. Chrétien will declare a vote on funding for the firearms program
a government confidence vote were reinforced when Elections Canada confirmed
it is preparing to be ready for a March 31 election call.(Having
an election called on the Firearms funding vote would be absolutely phenomenal!
Chrétien has two scenarios for this result. #1. If an election is
called, he will withdraw his resignation and run for his much coveted forth
term. #2 Who cares! He won't be around much longer anyway! Any Liberal
backbencher that votes to flush even more money down this farce is committing
political suicide anyway, SO BRING ON THE ELECTION!! Personally! I think
the backbenchers will wimp out and flush the money! I truly don't believe
that their in politics for public benefit. The only thing they will be
protecting, is the short term duration of their jobs. More so if they are
'almost' ready for their 'gold plated pensions'. The real scary part is:
If the yuppies in Ontario vote these incompetents in for another term,
simply on the basis of "The devil you know is better than the one
you don't", this farce will soar billions of dollars because they will
claim they have the 'mandate' of the people to waste even more of their
tax dollars. This government must not only be defeated, it must be humiliated
in the process. Without the defeat of this government, the Liberals will
once again, drive Canada to the brink of bankruptcy, and we will continue
to wallow in global insignificance for decades to come.)
Flying
antiques
Since coming to power in 1993, the Liberals have blown several billions
of dollars on an ineffective gun registry, on job ‘creation’ programs and
other priorities. Indeed, for the price of one failed gun registry, the
feds could replace all of the military’s aging Sea King helicopters overseas.
When the government originally planned to replace the Sea Kings in 1992,
it could have bought 11 new EH-101 helicopters for $1 billion. By August
2000, it could have bought 10 new helicopters. Instead, the Sea Kings are
still flying. And soldiers who climb into a Sea King unsure of where or
how they will disembark it can take heart in knowing the prime minister
and his exalted cabinet travel first class in brand new $100-million jets.
No one should be comforted by this. Certainly not the crew of the Iroquois
which will eventually head back out to fight terrorism with yet another
of Chretien’s albatrosses on their decks. (The virtual
elimination of the military, guns, and 'machines of war' are obvious priorities
of the Liberal Party. Sadly, they truly believe that disarming Canadians
on all fronts, will make them safer. Do they make 'you' feel safer? I didn't
think so!)
Last
Vimy Ridge infantryman dies
'There's no one to answer questions now about what it was like,'
historian says
On April 9, 1917, Mr. Reaper was among the 20,000 Canadian soldiers
who went over the top to attack German positions on Vimy Ridge. Although
the Canadians were given little chance to take the heavily fortified ridge,
which French and British troops had tried and failed to capture, within
three days they had routed the German defenders. The victory cost Canada
3,598 lives. Another 7,699 were wounded.(After having
distinguished itself in 2 world wars, Canada's military has, under successive,
misguided Liberal Governments, been reduced to the level of international
insignificance. And sadly, A Soldier
Died Today!)
British
guns amnesty launched as firearms crimes soar
As well as prohibited, unlicensed and unwanted firearms, the police
are now encouraging people to hand in air weapons and imitation guns. The
Government is to bring in new restrictions on carrying imitations or air
weapons in a public place. Launching the initiative, Home Office minister
Bob Ainsworth said:"This amnesty provides an opportunity for people to
get rid of an illegal weapon. "The safety of the public and police officers
is our first priority. Taking guns off our streets will save lives and
cut crime. Every weapon that is given up is a weapon that cannot be used
in crime and violence. "While armed crime in the UK is low compared with
other countries, there has been an unacceptable increase in the number
of guns being used in crime and the Government is taking urgent action
to tackle this.(Gun crime in Britain is soaring for
two reasons. First is the 'gun ban'. NOTHING creates a market like a government
ban. Whether it be books, guns, or drugs, when the government bans it,
it then becomes a valuable commodity for the underworld, and the government
has lost all ability to control and regulated it. The Second reason is:
Criminals in the U.K. KNOW they are safe from their victims. As a matter
of fact, the VICTIM is arrested if they even pull a 'toy' gun to cause
anyone
'fear' and that, unbelievably, includes the CRIMINAL ATTACKER! So, you
have a society that lives in fear of criminals, because citizens can find
themselves in prison if they cause their attacker fear! Sounds like the
utopia for criminals, and if someone outside of the U.K. published a book
with this situation as the plot, you would find that most libraries would
mistakenly place in the 'fiction' section! And remember, This explosion
in crime ALL started with "The Sensible first step")
A
$1000.00 REWARD FOR SWAN KILLERS!
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, (O.F.A.H.), Ontario's
largest nonprofit conservation based organization, is furious over the
recent discovery of two dead trumpeter Which appear to have been killed
intentionally. "The O.F.A.H. has been a proud supporter of Harry Lumsden's
Ontario Trumpeter Swan Restoration Group", said Mike Reader, O.F.A.H. Executive
Director. "The senseless killing of these birds was a sad and completely
unnecessary occurrence, particularly since the swans are endangered species
which are entitled to special protection". Mr. Reader also expressed
his serious concern over a local newspaper report, which suggested without
apparent justification that hunters killed the birds. "Hunters are Overwhelmingly
law-abiding citizens and extremely responsible and respectful of wildlife.
No responsible hunter would shoot a bird out of season, let alone one which
is an endangered species for which there is no hunting season". The O.F.A.H.
is offering a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the conviction
of whoever committed this crime and is challenging other conservation groups
across the province to do the same.(Carrying a gun
in the woods, does NOT make you a "hunter"! Without the 'ethics'
and knowledge that come with responsible 'hunting' practices, you are simply
a 'Jerk in the woods with a gun', no different than the 'Punk in
the city with a gun' and should be treated EXACTLY the same way!
If you know who this/these idiot are, turn them in, their not worth one
second of hesitation. Then, donate the $1000.00 to the Trumpeter
Swan Restoration project!)
GUN
REGISTRY LUNACY DOESN'T STOP
In case there was ever any doubt the lunatics
are running the asylum in the nation's capital, the Liberal government's
latest plan to correct its billion-dollar gun-registry boondoggle certainly
has all the signs of public management by moonbeams and medication. After
much careful thought and consideration of Fraser's report, Justice Minister
Martin Cauchon has announced he is going to fix the problem by making it
someone else's headache. As of April 1, the Canadian Firearms Centre
is being transferred from the Justice Department to the RCMP. In a recent
op-ed piece in the Globe and Mail, Dixon recalled: "One thing I immediately
wanted to know was how many Canadians owned Ruger Mini-14s (the gun used
by the Montreal murderer)."The Mini-14 came into production about the same
time the FAC system was introduced, so the FAC should have a good picture
of the gun's distribution."But when our team asked the RCMP for the information,
we couldn't get it. Computers were down; the information hadn't been entered
yet; there weren't enough staff to process the request; there was a full
moon. "After a week, I said I didn't want excuses. I wanted the records.
Then a very senior person sat me down and told me the truth. "The RCMP
had stopped accepting FAC records, and had actually destroyed those it
already had. The FAC registry system didn't exist because the police thought
it was useless and refused to waste their limited budgets maintaining it.
They also moved to ensure their political masters could not resurrect it."
On second thought, turning over the long gun registry to the RCMP might
not be such a bad idea after all. (Happy Easter?
I think Not!)
Martin's
assets are big targets
Then there is the bus company Mr. Martin owns that offers hourly
service between Ottawa and Montreal. The bus industry has been very critical
of the federal government because it believes grants to Via Rail are subsiding
their opposition. Where would the prime minister come down on those? He
might use the rail-subsidy program to demonstrate he would put the common
good ahead of his own financial interests.NDP Leader Jack Layton's complaint
that Martin ships had a contract to carry coal to an Indonesian generating
plant was particularly specious. One may well question doing business in
Indonesia. To suggest CSL ships should not carry coal because that coal
might create pollution is akin to saying the Ford Motor Co. should cease
making cars because some of their models may be used by criminals as getaway
cars.(Or for example putting a onerous and restrictive
burden on law abiding hunters, target shooters and firearms manufacturers,
"because
some of their models may be used by criminals"! If
it sounds ridiculous when applied to Martin, why do 'some' people not think
it also sounds ridiculous when applied to 'legally owned private property'
and Canadian citizens in general? "Blind Trust" is actually what the liberals
'expect' from the Canadian 'Sheeple' )
Angry?
Try a quick flash, the whole world's doing it
In the past few years, we have seen three women strip and cover
themselves with fake blood outside the Sydney meeting of the World Trade
Organisation, a group of pagans cavorting topless at a G8 meeting in Calgary,
Canada, a couple of anti-fur protesters going nude in Beijing, and animal
liberationists marching naked during the running of the bulls in Pamplona.
All this leads one to wonder what new forms of nude protest we'll see.
Will unions opt for a mass streak rather than a strike? Will pro-censorship
campaigners get naked to promote their fight against porn? Will the sporting
shooters get out their weapons in order to protect their guns? Next time
the neighbour's dog barks all night, will banging on their door naked make
any difference?(I can see it Now!! Hordes of gun
control freaks, naked, and storming parliament. Wendy in the lead, nipples
pointed squarely at the ground, waving a script from 'The naked gun',
demanding that everyone be kept ignorant and safe from the proliferation
of what ever the hell she is babbling about! Good Grief!! Help me... Shield
my eyes before I go blind!!)
Moore
is 'Still' Less!
Michael Moore's award-winning Bowling For Columbine is playing for
packed houses in Paris these days, where I finally saw it. It's a topical
movie to see at a time when the whole world is waiting for the war to begin.
And it plays well to French suspicions about America. The world needs pamphleteers
and Michael Moore fits the bill, although the least we can say is that
subtlety is not his strong suit. Mr. Moore made sure that the facts wouldn't
get in the way of his theory about Canada. He didn't bother to visit overcrowded
emergency wards or cancer patients waiting for treatment. As for the locks
on the doors, maybe Canadians don't lock their doors in rural areas, but
I never met anybody, either in Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver, who doesn't
lock their doors. (A recent survey by Leger Marketing actually showed that
58 per cent of Ontarians keep their doors locked even during the day.)
The uncontrolled spread of firearms is, with the death penalty, the worst
aspect of American culture. But I would have found Mr. Moore's denunciation
more interesting if he hadn't systematically twisted the truth to drive
home his point.(While Moore was filming his 'Bowling
for Columbine Shockumentary', he let slip his REAL feelings on Gun Control.
These 'feelings' have since, mysteriously vanished from his website after
the movie became popular. His comments clashed remarkably with his own
statements in the film. The Quote he made, was shortly after September
11th, and here it is 'verbatim': "This started
out as a documentary on gun violence in America, but the largest
mass murder in our history was just committed -- without the use
of a single gun! Not a single bullet fired! No bomb was set off, no missile
was fired, no weapon (i.e., a device that was solely and specifically
manufactured to kill humans) was used. A boxcutter! -- I can't stop thinking
about this. A thousand gun control laws would not have prevented this massacre.
What am I doing?"It's very obvious what your
doing, it called 'MAKING MONEY' with Hypocrisy!)
Tory
boss has vision for post-war Canada
(Canoe Link: Will Vanish in 24hrs
or less)
"Several countries that aren't superpowers have solid credentials
in international development, mediation, policing, peacekeeping, institution-building.
Canada is one of them," said Clark. Of course, those credentials are virtually
all from our past. In the past 10 years of Chretien's imperious reign,
Canada has fallen from being the top UN peacekeeping nation to the 31st,
falling behind countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, Ghana,
Kenya, Jordan, Uruguay, Ukraine, Australia and even tiny Nepal. According
to retired Maj.-Gen. Lewis MacKenzie, Canada had about 5,000 UN peacekeepers
stationed around the world back in 1993. As of January, 2003 there were
just 262 Canadian UN peacekeepers. It is to weep. Chretien will say the
cuts to defence spending were necessary because everything else was
being cut. "Everything except the gun registry. Everything except
the multiple payments to Groupaction for reports that don't exist. Everything
except the Shawinigate loans," huffs Clark. (The
Liberal Government has, starting with Trudeau, systematically dismantled
our military, their morale, and the respect of most other countries around
the world. While our 'leader' is currently an embarrassment to all
Canadians, we have the international status of a third world democracy,
and a $0.60 dollar. All thanks to the Liberals!)
Mike
Duffy: The great wits of parliament
It's been 23 years since we last heard the voice of "The Chief"
-- John Diefenbaker, the wicked wit of thhe West. But now out of Medicine
Hat rides Canadian Alliance MP Monte Solberg: the bard from Alberta!:
Mr. Speaker, this is the story of the Liberal Party and the several
dwarfs. The head of the dwarfs, whose name is Shifty, wanted to retire
and many of the other dwarfs were eager to replace him. One Newfoundland
dwarf, named Fishy, was very interested but he had a falling out with Shifty
and Fishy left politics. Then there was this Lake Toronto lawyer dwarf,
whose name is Oily. But Oily was the author of several policy disasters
and Oily withdrew from the race. The Hamilton dwarf, Scary, is hoping to
roll up the rim to win. Lord help us all. The Ottawa dwarf is grumpy, and
that is his name too. Grumpy recently showed up at a day care and the kids,
well, they are in therapy. Finally there is the shipping magnate dwarf.
His name is Richie. Richie is embroiled in an ethics controversy and apparently
has entered the witness protection program because no one can find him;
either that, or Shifty gave him the Shawinigan handshake and they will
never find his body. But no matter of the outcome of the race to replace
Shifty, it is an unhappy ending for Canadians."I count only six "dwarfs"
-- but in the world of political show bizz, that's close enough.(Ahhh
but unfortunately, for all the other creatures that live in the Canadian
woods, when ANY of 'Shifty's' band of dwarfs look deep into the mirror,
mirror on the wall, It continues to make the same proclamation: "Objects
in Mirror are 'still' Dumber Than Then They Appear!")
Gun
Violence Costs Canadian Communities Say Victims' Groups
and Public Health Experts
Ottawa, Ontario - Families of victims of gun crime and their representatives
joined public health organizations at a news conference today (February
26th) to remind the government of the high costs of gun violence in Canadian
communities and the importance of keeping Canada's gun laws strong, despite
the controversy generated by the Auditor General's report released last
December.(Just for the record: Expert= 'Ex' meaning
has been, or not anymore! and a 'Spurt' is always a little drip under presure.
Nobody disputes that there are victims of violence, and 'some' are victims
of violence with firearms, but the numbers are not worth the ridiculous
amount of money the government is spending, while at the same time
forgoing valid ways to control crime from other means. In 2001
out of 21,751 robberies there were 9,048 injuries. Weapons 'other'
than guns = 40% of those injuries, and physical force resulted in 51% of
the injuries.. Guns 'of all types' were responsible for less than 10%.
Other crimes show virtually the same numbers. The problem is CLEARLY not
guns, the problem is violence in general, and means the governments spending
priorities are based on POLITICS NOT FACTS)
Take
lesson from disarming of British citizens
As the horrible consequences of gun control play out today in Great
Britain, it is important to remember that this dilemma started with the
euphemistic "sensible first step." It began with firearms training requirements
and government-mandated storage standards, progressed to home inspections
and gun owner licensing, continued with the registration of firearms and
their owners and culminated in firearms confiscation. Each "sensible" step
was followed by another step, and yet another, until law-abiding gun owners
were forced into the final step -- forfeiting their personal property and,
with it, their means of defending themselves and their families. After
suffering every gun control scheme that prohibitionists could devise, the
British are now suffering from a surging wave of violent gun crimes and
armed criminals are responsible. How could this happen?(The
inevitable consequences of the "Sensible first step' have been played out
all over the world. No One, or No Country has ever been made safer by the
banning of guns! Banning creates a 'uncontrollable' black market, and the
proliferation of armed criminals to take advantage of the 'now unarmed'
law abiding citizen. It has NEVER worked, ANYWHERE in the world.
Legal Guns are not a problem in Canada, and C-68 is simple a poorly written,
billion dollar attempt to control a non existent problem)
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